Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-13
CHARLESTON LETTER.
Federal Court In Sessiou-Polities an'
Pc iticians.

Federal Court In SessiOn-POlities and
Pc iticians.
|p-clG! C9rrC ygHdsics QfNs sunday Regt'tsr.
CHARLESTON, ". VA, November l2.-
The Federal Court is still in session and
will likely be for six weeks, as there is 6
very large docket TO 70 through, and un'
less unforeseen delay prevents, His Honor,
Judge Jackson, will have the docket pretty
well cleaned u? by the end of the session.
Clerk Jasper u. Moore who has been with
the Court ever since Judge Jackson wa.
appointed, aud who, by the way, IL one OF
! the best district clerks in the country, has
his work 50 well arranged IS not to give
the least trouble or cause any unwar-
mnted delay in the prosecution OF all
business brought before this tribunal. The
great drawback 10 the Court is The inGu-
merable petty eases brought b. men
against each osEer Oh charges o! setting
| whisky without Government licences, The
| greatest number of these eases cnme from
! the WildsO Of Wyoming ana Mcdowell couu'
ties, with a fLIr SDgiaSle from GyecahrI"T,
and when L i thoroughly sltici it : found
that neighhOrs have quarreled aHd One 81
the other, viz the first who could get be,
/ fore the grand Jury, would i2djct the other,
The plactice has grOwn so great that nearly
six tenthS OF the little whisky cases tried
by the Court are from the counties referred
to. The WITNESSES III the cases make a tain
half years wages on their trip here to ties,
tify before the COart.
This class appears before the Federal
grand jury ami give evidence. an indict'
meut Is made and the witnesses get thelI
mileage and per diem. They 10 home aud
return at the next term OF court rs govern
ment witnesses. Sometimes the defendant
is proven guilty, sometimes be is proven
innocent.
hear some talk Of ex-senator John &.
FLOYD being a candidate for Governor IN
IS. Senator Floyd from = strong
family, aud should he secure the rOmina,
ton, he would make a very strong fight
/ and bear the banner Of his party trium'
phantly through the contest on to victory.
The county OF Logan, Senator Floyd:
''fatherland,n is q banner county and will
| whOUu il up for it's favorite son. The boys
about the State House yell, "'Rah tur
John, every time once"
The Grand Lodge OF MasoDs, of this
State, will convene in this city mex;
Tuesday for the transaction of business O.
J Importance to the order. There are about
senyenty subordinate lodges ia the State,
each of which will he represented. 4
large number OF visiting MasOnS are eX'
pected to be present iron other States anC
the occasion will be one OF great enjoy
ment. New officers are to be elected
! The local lodge is making grand prepare
tions ~. the occasion.
State Treasurer William Thompson and
Senator BENZ. Oxley attended the meeting
! of the Democratic State Executive Com
mittsa, At Parkersburg, this week.
Governor Wilson, who has been making
speeches in Virginia, has returned home,
The result of the election IN Virgins
pleases him very much.
Congressman C. p. Snyder and wit,
were CALLED 10 Detroit, Michigan, thi:
week, by the death CT a relative of Mrs
Snyder.
DR.. Dyer, of the State Auditors Office,
is in Cincinnati having one OF his children
treated for q painful trouble.
superintendent Sweeney, OF the N. 4
o. ksilSay, has gone estafter his family
Il is believed that he will make many
changes in bis force wne2 Re returns.